Vending machine



Sept.v 5, 1933.

M. H.- RICHARDSON 1,925,676

VENDING MACHINE Filed om.v 26 1929 3 sheets-sheet 1 Sept- 5, 1933- M. H. RlcHARDsoN 1,925,676

VENDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 26, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 5, 1933- y M. H; RICHARDSON 1,925,676

VENDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 26, 1929 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 fl u @dented SeptQ', 1933 STAT.

1,925,676 VENDING imicrnivliv Myron H. Richardson, Chicago, Iii., assigner to advance Machine Company, Chicago, Ill., a

corporation oi Iliinois Application October 26, 1929. Serial No. 402,586 I 13 Claims. (Cl. 312.-67)

invention relates to improvements in vending machines, oi the check controlled type, and one of the objects oi' the same is to provide an improved machine of this character embodya plurality of containers for the articles and improved ejecting means whereby the articles from one of the containers will be vended or other container.

fi further object is to provide improved ejecting means individual to the containers but common to the same operating mechanism, the ejecting means for one of the containers 1ceing rendered 'iiactive and maintained inactive withjrespect to delivering or ejecting articles from its particular container, by the presence oan article or articles in the other container, the inactive ejecting means being automatically rendered vactive in the absence of an article in the said other conta'ner. v

io the attainment of theseends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects will appear, the invention consists in the features oi novelty in substantially the constructlen, combination and arrangement ofthe several parts hereinafter more fully described and cl med and shown in the accompanying draw J.n s illustrating this invention, and in which r` ure 1 is a view'partly in elevation, partly ci ken away and with parts emitted andas taken from the rear of a machine of this character constructed in accordance with the principles of ti' j invention and asy also taken on line 1-1,

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.Figure 2 is a detail sectional view taken on line ii- 2, Figure 1. j y Figure 3 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken on line 3 3, Figure 1.

Figure e is a View similar to Figure 1, showing the normal position of the parts.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5, Figure 4. .i y Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 4, showing the position which the parts of the ejecting mechanism will assume whenr the articles have been entirely vended from one of the containers. Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on line 7 7,

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.Figure 8 is a perspective view of the ejecting means showing the parts in the positiony which they will assume when ejecting the articles from the first container.

Figure 9 is a View similar to Figure 8, showing the parts of the ejecting means in the position iensed in advance oi the articles from the4 they will assume when ejecting the articles from the other container.

Figure l0 is a rear elevation of a modiiedform of the invention'.

Figure 11 is a detail perspective view of the ejecting means shown in Figure 10.

Referring more particularly to the drawings the numeral 15 designates generally acasing of any desired size and conguration and in which casing are arranged two containers 16--17 in which the articles 18 and 19 are arranged.

The casing is provided with a discharge outlet 20 through which the articles are delivered to the operator. f

Arranged within the casing and at a suitable point is a supporting platform 21 upon which is reciprocably mounted a slidable member 22 being held in position in any suitable manner, preierably by flanging the edges 23 thereof over the edges or" the support 21 (see particularly Figure l) l This member 22 is adapted to be reciprocated in any desired or suitable manner by means of check controlled mechanism also oi vany suitable construction. Y

The specific construction, however, of the check controlled mechanism iorms no part of the present invention. Sufce it to say that the check controlled mechanism Ais provided with an oper ating handle 24 which upon the insertion of a proper checkinto the machine through an opening 25 will form an operative connection between the handle 24 and a cam device 26 to rotate thev latter. This cam device operates upon projections 27-28 on a member 29 that is pivotally supported as at 30. The member 29 is provided with arms 31 which extend into openings 32 in an ear or projection 33 connected to the slidable member 22 so that when the cam device 26 is rotated it Will alternately engage the projections 2'7-28` to rock the member 29 and thereby reciprocate the member 22 upon its support.

Connected with the member 22 to reciprocate therewith is a fixed or rigid ejector 34 which is positioned beneath the container 16 to engage, when the ejector is in a proper position, behind the lowermost article 18 to eject the latter upon the movement of the ejector 34 and the member 22 in one direction.

Pivotally supported by the member 22 and in alinement with the ejector 34 is another ejector 35 which is arranged to operate beneath the container 1'7 to eject the articles 19 therefrom, ,similar to the manner in which the ejector 34 ejects the articles 18 from the container 16.

This ejector 35Vis provided Witha body por- 110 tion 36 which is shaped to form downwardly pro jecting ears 37 and is connected with upwardly projecting ears 3S on the'incmber 22 and a pivot pin or rod 39 forms a pivotal connection between the respective ears.

A spring 40 encompasses the pivot pin or rod 39 and tends normali;T to elevate or raise the ejector 35 to its upper'nost position and to a position that it will pass be id the articles 19 in the container 17 as shown more clearly in Figure 7.

Connected with. pivoted ejector 35 is an arm or lnger 411 which carried by a lateral extension oi the ejector 35 which extension preferably passes behind. the ejector 34 as shown more clearly in Figures i5 9. This extension or finger 10, when the ejector is raised to its uppermost position with to the member 22 will project above top oi the ejector tf1 and will be disposed beneath the articles 18 in container 16, as shown more clearly in Figures 4 to 7; Y

When there-are any art'clcs in the container 18 the arm or linger i1 will be depressed by the articles in the container as shown in Figure 5, so as to hold the ejector depressed. against the stress of the spring 11o, with the result that when the ejector or supporting member /12 is reciprocated articles are in the container 16, the ejector 35 will be prevented from ejecting the ar ticles 19 from the container 17, shown more clearly Figures i and 5. Y

When, however, there are no articles in the container 15 the spring will raise the ejector ,A to the position shown Figures 6 and 7, so

i I that the ejector 35 will pass from the container 17 will be ejected..

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Upon the return movement oi the member 22 and the ejecting means 35, when there are no articles in the container lo, the ejector 35 will be held depressed by oi the engagement of the ejector under the lowermost article 19 in the container 17, as shown in Figure of the drawings, until the parts have assumed the position shown in Figure 7, at which time the springlil will raise the ejector 55 to a position to eject the lowermost article 19.

The check controlled mechanism which it is preferably desired to e iioy, is one described in the aioresaid application and embodies in its mechanism a pivotaliymounted member i12 having a finger 13 which is to hold the check against being discharged from check carry ing member of the check controlled mechanism when there are no articles in the container 17, and this is effected by reason of the fact that the member e2 is normally held by means of a spring 42@ in the position shown in Figure 3, so that the finger or projection i3 thereon will prevent the check from dropping out of its seat in the check carrier. Connected with this member e2 is arm 411, which latter is connected with a roch ,70. ing beneath and in clo' shaft or member fi5 journalod suitablebearings 4article i9 in the container 17.

of the shaft to a sufficient height that when the articles 19 are in the container 17 the lowern most article will rest upon the end i8 to depress the latter and thereby move the member 42 a direction to withdraw the iinger 13 thereon so as to allow the check to drop from the check carrier and pass into the machine, as fully described in said application.

The normal position of the parts is as shown in Figures 4 and 5. That is when articles are in both the containers 16 and 17 the lowerrnost article in the container 16 will depress the arm or finger 11 on the ejector 35 and hold the latter depressed against the stress of the spring i0 and the ejector Si will be disposed behind the lowermost package in the container 16. At the same time when articles are in the container 17 the lowermost article 19 will rest upon and depress the end /18 oi the shaft ll5 to roch the latter and withdraw the member 42 so as to permit the check to pass into the machine, whereupon by the rotation of the handle 24 the member 22 carrying the elements 3e and 35 will be moved inthe operative direction, with the result that the lowermost package will be ejected from the container 16 while the ejector 35 will be held in an inoperative position to pass under the lowermost This ejector 35 will be held depressed so long as there are any articles 18 in the container 16.

As soon as the container 16 is empty the spring 40 will raise the ejector 35 and the arm or finger fil to the posi ion shown in Figures 5 and 7, so as to permit the ejector 35 to iin-e a position back of the lowermost article 19 in the container 17. whereupon, upon movement of the member 22 and. the ejecting means supported thereby in an operative direction, the lowermost article 19 will be ejected from the container 17.

This operation may be continued until the oontainer 17 is emptied, at which time the spring 42H will move the member i2 in a direction to position the nger e3 so as to lock the check controlled mechanism against operation by reason of the fact that the end 48 of the shaft 45 will be permitted to rise.

Thus/it will be seen that the ven-ding of the articles from the container 17 will be controlled by the articles 18 in the container 16.

The bottom'of the container 16 is preferably provided with supports 16a, while the bottom of the container 17 is provided with supports 17e, for supporting the articles.

1f desired, Weights or followers 49-50 may be provided in the containers 15 and 17 to insure the proper tting movement of the respective articles therein. Y

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 10 and 11, there is disclosed three containers 51--52-53, although any number of containers 'i may be employed and arranged in substantially the same manner as shown in these two iigures.

In Figure 10 the numeral. 54; designates a fixed ejector corresponding to the ejector 34 in the other form of the invention. The numeral 55 corresponds with the member 36 which is pivotally mounted upon the reciprocating member 22 and is provided with an ejector 56 corresponding with the ejector 35 and a iinger or projection 57 corresponding with the part L11, in the other forni of the invention. This ejector 56 is adapted to operate beneath and eject the articles from the contain. er 52. .An-additional ejector 57 is also pivotally mounted as at 58 with a reciprocating member 22 and is arranged to operate beneath and eject the lili articles from the container 53. rllhis ejector 57 is provided with a linger or projection 59 that is so arranged that it will operate beneath the articles in the container 52 to be depressed thereby so as to hold the ejector 57 in an inoperative position so longas there are any articles in the container 52. l

It will therefore be manifestv that with this form ofthe invention the articles in the container 5l control the ischarge ci the articles from the container 52, and likewise the articles in thel container 52 control the discharge of the articles from the container 53 by respectively rendering Y the elements 56-57 inactive when there are any articles in the respective containers, but when there are no articles in the container 51, the ejector will be rendered active and likewise whenl there are no articles in the container 52 the ejector 5'? will be rendered active. c

With this improved construction it will be mani# fest that a large supply of articles may be arranged in a verycornpact space and the machine Will be automatically contro led in its operation by the presence or absence oi articles in the. respective containers.

While the preferred forms oi the invention have been herein shown'and described, it is to be understood that various changes may be made in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, within the spirit of this invention.

What is claimed as new is:-

of containers for the articles delivery outlet, a reciprocate-le ment embodying ejectors indi tainers, operating mechanism. said ejectors being bodily element upon each opera ion of the one otsaid ejecto. f ing respect to the other cjccto e of. operating to vend the art of operation from the r rectly to said outlet, r said ejector will be spect to the 'ejection a vidual container, by pros the other container. j

2. A vending machine embody a plurality of containers for 1 oe vended, a delivery'outlet, a reciprocable element, said ele nient embodying ejector-s individual. to the containers, each or the ejectors operating to vend the articles in a single stepc operation from their respective containers directly to said outiet, operating mechanism for said element, said ejectors being bodily movable with said element jupon each operation of `he latter and one of said ejectors being alsoA movable with respect to the other ejector, and whereby the last said ejector will be rendered inactive with respect to the ejection. oi articles from its individual container', by the presence of articles in 'delivery outlet, ejecters individual to the containers, operating means common to the ejectors for simultaneously actuating them upon each operation of the said operating means, one of said ejectors being relatively movable with Y I respect to the other into out of active position, each of the ejectors operating to vend the articles in a single step oi' operation from the respective containers directly to said delivery outlet, means tending to normally cause the said relatively movable ejector to assume an operative position, and means responsive to the presence of an article in the container with which the said other ejector co-operates, to cause the relatively movable ejector to be rendered inactive and against the stress or" the second recited means.

4. A vending machine embodying a plurality ci containers for the articles to be vended, a delivery outlet, reciprocable element, means for reciprocating` said element, -ejectors individual to said containers and carried with said element ier bodily movement 'therewith upon each operation oi said element, each of the elements operating to vend the articles in a'single step oi operation from their respective containe ers directly, to said delivery outlet, means adapting one oi' said ejectors for pivotal. movement with respect to the other ejector and to said element whereby 'said pivoted ejector is adapted for movement into and out of active position, and means whereby the presence of an article in the container other than the container with which the said pivoted ejector coeoperates, will cause the pivoted ejector to be rendered inactive. Y

5. A vending machine embodying a plurality i orcontainers for the articles to be vended, a delivery outlet, a reciprocable element, ejectors individual to the containers and bodily movable upon each operation of the' said element, each oi the ejectors operating to vend the articles Yfrom their respective containers directly to said delivery outlet, one oi said ejectors being with respect to the said element, nieans pivotally connecting the other ejector with the element for movement with respect thereto and into and out of active position with respect to its individual container, means tending normally to move the pivoted ejector with respect to said element and into an active position, and means connected with pivoted ejector and extending into thev path of movement of the articles the other container for controlling the activity of the said pivoted ejector.

6. A vending machine einbodying two containers for ther articles to be vended, a delivery outlet, a reciprocable slide, means for actuating the slide, ejectors connected wit the slide for bodily movement therewith upon each` operation of the slide, said ejectors being individual to the containers and each operating to vend the articles in a single step of. operation from their respective containers directly to the delivery outlet, means pivotally mounting one or the ejectors upon the slide for movement with respect thereto into and out of active position with respect to its container, means tending normally to move the last said ejector about its pivot into an active position, and meansr connected with the pivoted ejector and extending into the path of movement of the articles in the other contion of the slide, said ejectors being individual to the containers and each operating to vend the lar articles in a single step of operation from their respective containersV directly to said delivery outiet, means pivotally mounting one of the ejectors upon the slide for movement with respect thereto into and out oi active position with respect vto its container, means tending normally to move the last said ejector about its pivot into lan active position, and a ringer connected with the said pivoted ejector and disposed in the path of movement of the articles in the other container ier rendering the pivoted ejector inactive, said pivotedv ejector being automatically rendered active in the absence of an article in the other container.

8. A vending machine embodying means for holding a plurality of supplies of articles side by side, a delivery outlet, a reciprocable slide, means for reciprocating the slide, a 'xed ejector carried by the slide for vending the articles from one of said supplies directly to said delivery outlet, a

pivoted ejector also carried by the slide for vend-- ing the articles fromthe other of said supplies and directly to said delivery outlet, means tending normally to move the pivoted ejector with respect to said slide into a position to eject the articles from its supply upon actuation of said slide, and means whereby the pivoted ejector will be moved into an inactive position with respect to its supply of articles by the presence of an article in the other supply.

9. A vending machine embodying means or holding a plurality of supplies of articles side by side, a delivery outlet, a reciprocable slide, means for reciprocating the slide, a fixed ejector carried by the slide for vending the articles from one or said supplies directly to said delivery outlet, a pivoted ejector also carried by the slide for vending the articles from the other of said supplies and directly to said delivery outlet, means tending normally to move the pivoted ejector with respect to said slide into a position to eject the articles from its supply upon actuation oi said slide, and finger connected with said pivoted ejector and extending into the path of movement of the articles in the other supply to be engaged and moved thereby for moving the pivoted ejector into an inactive position and for holding the same in such position during the presence of an article in said other supply.

10. A Vending machine for holding a plurality of supplies of articles side by side, a reciprocable element, a fixed ejector carried with said element, a pivoted ejector also carried with said element, an extension carried by the pivoted ejector and extending into the path of movement of the articles in the container individual to the xed ejector, whereby the presence oi articles in the last said container will render the pivoted ejector inactive, means tending normally to render the pivoted ejector active, the active faces of said ejectors being substantially in alinement and in substantially the same vertical plane, and means for reciprocat` ing said element. i

l1. A vending machine for holding a plurality or" supplies or articles side by side, a delivery outlet, a reciprocable element, a fixed ejector carried with said element, a pivoted ejector also carried with said element, an extension carried by the pivoted ejector and extending into the path of movement of the articles in the container individual to the fixed ejector, whereby the presence ofV articles in the last said container will render the pivoted ejector inactive, means tending normally to render the pivote-d `ejector active, the active faces of said ejectors being substantially in alinement, and means for reciprocating saidelement, each of the ejectors operating to vend the articles from their respective containers directly to said outlet, and independently of the articles in the other container. l2. A vending machine for holding a plurality oi supplies of articles side by side, a delivery outlet, a reciprocable element, a xedejector carried with said element, a pivoted ejector also carried with said element, an extension carried by thepivoted ejector and extending into the path of movement of the articles in the container individual to the fixed ejector, whereby the presence of articles in the last said container will render the pivoted ejector inactive, means tending normally to render the pivoted ejector active, the active faces of said ejectors being substantially in alinement, and means for reciprocating said element, all or" the articles from one container being completely vendlli? ed directly to said delivery outlet and in advance other container.

13. A vending machine embodying a plurality of containers for the articles to be vended arranged side by side, ejectors individual to the containers, operating mechanism common to the ejectors, a delivery outlet common to the containers, each of the ejectors operating to vend the articles from their respective containers and directly to said delivery outlet, and means whereby the presence of the articles in one of the containers will render the ejector of the other container inactive, all of the articles from one of the containers being completely vended in advance oi the removal of any of the articles from the other container.

MYRON H. RICHARDSON. 

